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I just started putting pics there, only a very few so far. I was all set to take some pics of the whole car and a huge flock of birds was swarming around my house. I had to pull the car in because I was getting bombed I will do a bump when I get more added.

Got some goodies on the way. Front end protector (aka bug guard), splash guards and all weather mats. All OEM stuff. I plan on doing scoobymods pages for anyone interested. Hope to have the stuff soon.

The instructions say to turn the fronts for installation, nothing about the rears. I can't tell from the illustrations if you do the drilling horizontally or vertically into the bottom. There is a paper template for the hole location.

I will be doing that eventually, I'm waiting on my 500 subaru bucks I have coming to me The stuff I'm doing this weekend I didn't think could wait for since it protects the finish.

For the shock sensor, I understand that there is a harness under the passenger seat you just plug into. However, then the security system needs to be reprogrammed and AFAIK only the dealer can do that I want to call my dealer and check what they will charge for that. I'll let you know what I find out. I think they need all the keys too for the programming.

Nice shooting! I really like that last one a lot. The one at the top of the headlight cluster is nice too. You must have an insane lens to get that kind of ... whatever the technical term is for fisheye view.

I'm not crazy about the looks of the front end protector either but it serves a purpose. It would look better on a dark car that's for sure. It would be less noticeable like the one on our Black OB was.

The mud flaps were kind of tricky. Lots of those plastic fasteners to remove and replace. The inboard ones were hard to get at as it was pretty tight quarters. Not difficult but time consuming. I was able to do it w/o taking the wheels off though. The fronts involved drilling two holes in the plastic rocker panel material. A 7 and 10mm sized hole which were easily located with the templet that came with the directions. In order to get the drill under there I had to jack up the front. I did it one side at a time using the tie loop on each side as the spot to jack it up with a big floor jack (mine has a rubber pad)

The rear looks like a puzzle at first with this bracket you need to mount. It becomes more obvious when you are there with the parts though. The hardest part for the rear install was the inside fastener, I used a very long Phillips screw driver to turn the head. A 1/4 turn and the head pops out enough for you to grab it then pry it out. The mud flaps are not very big, or at least they do not stick down very far. They integrate into the body work so much you'd be hard pressed to notice them after the install.

I say wait for warmer weather or find someone's garage to use, you will need a fair amount of manual dexterity to work with the fasteners. If you lived closer I'd do it for you. Now that I've done it once I think I could do it a lot faster.

For the screwdriver first I tried a small right angle ratchet type and that will work but you need to get your arm up in there to push on the top to keep it in the fastener. I have what I think is a 18" screwdriver, I'm sure you can use something shorter but the longer one gave me a better angle. I'm not a big guy but my forearms are kind of big and I could not get up in there in back of the tire. It was easier for me to work from around back of the tire on the inside of it by the brakes.